JLPT N3 · Noun

被害 (higai)

被害 (ひがい, higai) is a Japanese noun meaning “(suffering) damage; injury”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひがい
Romaji: higai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(suffering) damage; injury; harm · noun

Example sentences

台風は多大の被害を与えた。

The typhoon has done much harm.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 被害

被

incur, cover, veilヒ・こうむ.る・おお.う · 10 strokes

害

harm, injuryガイ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 被害.

被るかぶるto put on (one's head)被せるかぶせるto cover (with something)害がいinjury障害しょうがいobstacle損害そんがいdamage公害こうがいpollution利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages災害さいがいcalamity危害きがいinjury迫害はくがいpersecution妨害ぼうがいobstruction

Source: JMdict entry 1484350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.